The Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs Chairman, Yemi Adaramodu, disclosed in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja that the Senate and House of Representatives will convene emergency plenary sessions on Thursday.
The two chambers adjourned plenary on 11 June for Eid-el-Kabir celebrations and are expected to resume on July 2.
Mr Adaramodu said the lawmakers would discuss issues surrounding the supplementary budget during the emergency sessions.
He further said they would discuss “hanging issues of constitutional and electoral concerns”. At the same time, the outstanding bills and motions would be passed before the two chambers proceed to annual recess later in the year.
“It’s our statutory resumption from the Sallah break. Senate has the constitutional power to regulate its sessions, and we believe that we could gain one more Legislative day to deal with national and constitutional issues, hence the bringing forward from the initial July 2.
“We hope to deal with issues concerning our further oversight on the Appropriations and clear further the hanging issues of constitutional and electoral concerns. And clear outstanding bills and motions, expectedly before our annual recess, later in the year,” Mr Adaramodu said.
Though the House Committee on National Security and Intelligence On May 20, met with O. Oyesola, commandant of the presidential air fleet, over the matter of purchasing new presidential jets, many Nigerians have criticised the recommendation saying there is hunger in the land, a new jet isn’t a priority.
However the Senate President recently said the National Assembly had not approved the purchase of new presidential jets.
He said, “I want to dispel the rumour that you are hearing that the Senate President said he would buy a new plane for the President and his Vice, irrespective of the fact that Nigerians are hungry or whatever.
